The IHA partners with the IU School of Public and Environmental Affairs to offer a six-month institute at the Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis (IUPUI) campus. Sattler made the trip to IUPUI twice a month for a total of 10 full-day classes. The program provided her with skills in health care specific financial management and teamwork, management insights and conflict resolution.

Sattler said it was important for her to take part in this program to ensure her course content is up-to-date in the ever-changing HIM profession.

“Healthcare is constantly changing due to new technologies, evolving science, increased regulatory oversight and an expanding workforce that covers five generations. All of this impacts the health information manager who not only manages information, but people as well,” she said. “As I incorporate the new content into my classes, students will learn how to improve their own performance and that of the individuals for whom they will have responsibility for in their future careers.”

Linda Galocy, program chair for Health Information Management, said that Sattler’s professional background in HIM is a particular asset when it comes to teaching management courses.

“Dorinda has worked hard at incorporating different techniques to ensure positive student engagement as well as strong outcomes with these experiences,” Galocy said. “This is a tough area for any instructor to work through with students, but she has had several successes in her work.”

Sattler is also planning a trip to Dubai in November. She is a member of the International Federation of Health Information Management (IFHIMA) Privacy Workgroup that is addressing privacy and privacy concepts on a global scale through the creation of a privacy whitepaper, for which Dorinda is a contributing author. She and a co-author will present a case study to the IFHIMA Congress on behalf of the U.S.